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Chipk, thanks for your response. I'm told the file is /etc/nsswitch.conf but I'm having problems getting it to work, which I'll tackle later. No I don't see how netbios can ever die off if I am correct that netbios broadcast is the only name resolution method that doesn't require configuring a...

I am having a problem resolving names, but the problem occurs on a Linux box that only queries DNS, without sending a NBNS broadcast. It is a home network so there is no DNS server on the LAN. I have read that netbios name resolution has been deprecated in favor of DNS. I am still learning...

Ok first off, my router is a belkin 4 port home router that costed $50 a few years ago.... its features include NAT, 4 port switch, DHCP, virtual server port forwarding, DMZ... but no mention of its own DNS server. I checked the tech specs of several other SOHO routers around $50... no mention...

Ok well if DNS is the way to go, what do I need to do to get it to work? Is it hard to configure a DNS server, and is one included in windows XP? Do I have to configure one of my computers to be a DNS server, to be on at all times? Because WINS automatically works out of the box without...

In my LAN, I have a couple laptops that are connected to various ports at various times, so each laptop does not get the same IP. I want to be able to reach any of my laptops via machine name, not by IP. Do I need to configure a DNS server, or is it easier done by using WINS (netbios name...

Thanks for the replies... please consider this issue closed. I discovered that the issue is due to the fact that the win2k box sends a NBNS query as well as a DNS query, and I have to figure out how to make the Linux box also send an NBNS query.

Thanks for your reply. On the TCP/IP WINS tab, the radio button that is selected is "use netbios setting from the DHCP server". Do you think I can change this? The laptop is a company laptop that is used to connect to a domain, when its not used at home. What behavior would change if I do that?

Its a belkin 4 port router, but I assume it would have the same features as a linksys or netgear? I tried an experiment: I ran a sniffer (ethereal) on my win2k box, to see how it resolved the name when I pinged knoppix. I saw that it first did a DNS protocol query to the gateway, requesting...

I have a 4 port router with a linux (knoppix) box running samba, and a win2k laptop. From a command prompt on my win2k laptop, I can type "ping knoppix", and the win2k DNS knows the IP of "knoppix", apparently from receiving NBNS packets from knoppix (maybe since its running samba?) How can I...

Thanks for the clarification. Did you note that the illustration in that link makes it look like the browser is performing an extra DNS request? (it doesn't look like their illustration matches the description) So the browser performs a single DNS query and the local name server does all the...

Ok so the local DNS server finds out both the DNS for the domain and the IP, and returns the IP to the browser after a single query? That's how I thought it worked too... until I read a conflicting description at http://www.dnswiz.com/dnsworks.htm Interesting...

Actually my question was essentially how many queries does the browser have to make... please assume that the domain is the same in each case, ie. that foobar.com was typed in rather than www.foobar.com (sorry for the typo)

If I type www.foobar.com into my browser, how does the browser resolve the IP address? Which of the following scenario is correct: a) My browser queries its DNS to get the IP address for foobar.com, then sends the http request to the IP address OR... b) my browser queries its DNS to get...

when I enabled WEP on my wireless router, it generated 4 keys from a phrase I entered. From my laptop, I had to enter in one of those 10 digit keys, which is impossible to memorize. Am I making this too difficult? It seems like all I should have to type in would be a simple password that I...

that works great, thanks!